Bob Costas Sucker-Punches Sunday Night Football Fans With Gun Control Lecture
John Hayward, writing on the HumanEvents.com blog, said this week, “It never takes long for gun-control fanatics to exploit tragedy for their political ends. NBC’s Bob Costas put on a particularly disgusting and unacceptable display on Sunday night, as he hijacked a football broadcast to sucker-punch fans with a gun-control sermon following the horrible Jovan Belcher murder-suicide.
CBS links Belcher murder-suicide to a lack of gun control inside the NFL
Jim Axelrod filed a one-sided report on Tuesday's CBS This Morning linking the Jovan Belcher murder-suicide to a lack of gun control inside the NFL. Axelrod sourced the piece with only gun-control advocates – Brady Center flack Marcellus Wiley, NBC's Bob Costas, and New York Times sportswriter William Rhoden.
Illinois: Quinn Gun Ban Defeated in Springfield
Governor Patrick Quinn’s procedural maneuver this week to enact a gun ban (previously reported here) was defeated by the Illinois House of Representatives as they convened for a veto session, NRA-ILA reports.
City attorney: lock your doors and load your guns
The city attorney of San Bernardino recently told residents to “lock their doors and load their guns” during a city council meeting. The official explained that because the city is bankrupt and slashing public safety budgets, people will need to start protecting themselves, CBSLA.com reports.
Massachusetts: Emergency License Renewal Legislation Filed
Representative George Peterson and Senator Richard Moore will be filing emergency legislation to address the Massachusetts firearm licensing crisis in the next few days, says the Gun Owners' Action League (GOAL) in Massachusetts.
Winchester Varmint X Gives Hunters New Ammunition for Coyotes and Varmints
Varmint X, the new line of predator and varmint ammunition from Winchester, is being touted as a super-accurate lineup of the most popular centerfire rifle calibers for predator hunting: .204 Ruger, .223 Rem, .22-250 Rem and .243 Win.
2012 Elections: Defeat for the NRA?
Writing at the American Prospect, Paul Waldman asserts that the NRA had a bad 2012 election season. In fact, he wrote, “they lost almost everywhere they tried to make a difference.”
Uncle Mike’s Side-Armor Gear Bags Built for Serious Work
Uncle Mike's new line of Side-Armor gear bags are functionally designed to withstand the toughest situations in the field and provide years of service.
Kel-Tec Rolls Out New Gunlight
Kel-Tec’s new CL-43 flashlight is an extremely bright flashlight designed to be used in conjunction with a firearm. The CL-43 is CNC machined from extruded 6061 aluminum. The light operates via a rearward-click button located midpoint of the flashlight with both constant and momentary-on capabilities.
Eight Assistant Coaches Added to USA Shootings Re-Structured Shotgun Program
USA Shooting’s National Shotgun Coach Todd Graves (Hamilton, Ga.) has assigned eight highly-respected coaches to assist and participate in the formation of USA Shooting’s re-structured Shotgun program.
Mossberg Sponsoring Smith & Wesson IDPA Indoor Nationals
The International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) announced that O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc., will be one of the major sponsors of the Smith & Wesson IDPA Indoor National Championship. The 2013 Smith & Wesson IDPA Indoor National Championship will take place February 21-23 on the indoor ranges of the Smith & Wesson Shooting Sports Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.
DeSantis Pocket Shot Holster Now Accepts Ruger LCP 380 with Laser
DeSantis Gunhide Pocket Shot pocket holster now comes in a version that fits the Ruger LCP 380cal with a Crimson Trace LG-431 laser.